The management programme for the Northern New Zealand Dotterel/Tūturiwhatu, which has seen the population go from a steady decline to almost doubling in 30 years, is one of our greatest conservation successes. That triumph is due to the work of scores of community volunteers, the enthusiasm of a few dedicated wildlife rangers and the strategy devised by Dr John Dowding, writes Jim Eagles.
Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Arctic Migrants and Vagrants 4320 Kuaka / Bar Tailed Godwit1380 Huahou / Red Knot20 Kuriri / Pacific Golden Plover6 Whimbrel (Piako)20 Turnstone (Taramaire)1 Black-tailed godwit1 Curlew Sandpiper1 Grey-tailed tattler1 Sharp-tailed
Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Arctic Migrants and Vagrants C4000 Kuaka / Bar Tailed Godwit630 Huahou / Red Knot6 Kuriri / Pacific Golden Plover6 Whimbrel (Piako)4 Turnstone1 Black-tailed godwit1 Curlew Sandpiper1 Grey-tailed tattler1 Sharp-tailed sandpiper
Watch our webinar following the last 2 years tracking the godwit migrations through the flyway
This special godwit issue is full of the latest research on Bar-tailed godwits and insight from Keith Woodley into the strikingly different life of these birds in their northern home.
An interesting look into the New Zealand history of the Caspian Tern, the largest tern in the world, and a dive into their irregular breeding habits and vulnerabilities.
Look out for Fernbirds. – Read about Jim Eagles and his family’s search for Fernbirds along the Shorebird Coast in our February 2021 Magazine
Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Arctic Migrants and Vagrants 1600 Kuaka / Bar Tailed Godwit118 Huahou / Red Knot1 Kuriri / Pacific Golden Plover 1 Curlew Sandpiper NZ Species518 Torea / South Island Pied Oystercatcher83
Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Migrants and Vagrants 640 Bar Tailed Godwit58 Red Knot1 Turnstone1 Lesser Sandplover1 Curlew Sandpiper NZ Species3100 South Island Pied Oystercatcher1950 WrybillPied Stilt80 Royal Spoonbill15 White Fronted Tern60 Banded DotterelNZ DotterelBlack
Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Migrants and Vagrants 3900 Bar-tailed Godwit 1075 Red Knot 11 Turnstone 36 Pacific Golden Plover 2 Far Eastern Curlew 1 Sharp Tailed Sandpiper 1 Lesser Sandplover 1 Curlew Sandpiper 1